Jonathan Buerg

On Architects Being “Good at Math”

What does it mean when architects say, “you don’t need to be good at math to be an architect”?

Introducing the ALL CAPS “Will I Get Paid?” Index

Drinking and economic forecasting…

The ALL CAPS White Claw ABI – July, 2020

AIA’s ABI is conveniently visualized as stacked White Claw cans.

Wisdom From the Restroom

Do your laws know they need to show up in the building code too?

The Software Obituaries of an Architect’s Practice

A who’s who of architecture software has-beens…

The Month in Buildings: July, 2020

Do you like pictures? Of buildings? Here’s the best from the past month as curated by ALL CAPS.

A Quick How-To on Data Transfer Between Archicad and Smartsheet

Here’s how to send data from Archicad to Smartsheet and then back to Archicad again…

Fun with Design Budget Austerity

When a budget backs you into a restricted palette of building materials, will you get creative or will you crumble???

Searching the Soul of Your Software Developer

All BIM software is pretty capable these days. Look at the companies behind that software when making a decision about which BIM authoring tool to use.

The ALL CAPS Beer Can ABI – June, 2020

AIA’s ABI is conveniently visualized as stacked beer cans.

Information-Driven Design: Distributing Design Criteria via Smartsheet – Part 2

Use Smartsheet coupled with BIM to create a conduit of current, accurate information to drive design…

Grab a drink! Let’s peruse Architecture’s PPP Data!

The federal PPP bailout program’s loan data from the first round of stimulus has been made public by the SBA and conveniently compiled into a searchable database by ProPublica here. In my nerdy opinion, this is as much (if not more) fun during these boring times when everything is shut down as a good NetflixContinue reading “Grab a drink! Let’s peruse Architecture’s PPP Data!”